McFERRAN Ayeisha

Date of Birth: 10 Jan 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Place of residence : UTRECHT

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Women IRL Ireland	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W02 IRL Ireland 2 RSA South Africa 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W07 NED Netherlands 4 IRL Ireland 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W16 GER Germany 4 IRL Ireland 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool A #W24 IRL Ireland 0 IND India 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool A #W30 IRL Ireland 0 GBR Great Britain 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	London, GBR

EuroHockey Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2019	Antwerp, BEL
6	Women	2021	Amsterdam, NED

Eisha, Sheesha (gocards.com, 2019)

Cooking, art, watching movies and TV shows online. (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Personal Trainer

Human Movement Studies, Sports Administration - University of Louisville, United States of America

Languages spoken:

SV Kampong Hockey [Utrecht, NED] since 2019

Pieter Bos [club]; Sean Dancer [national], AUS

Position style:

Goalkeeper (irishtimes.com, 01 Nov 2019)

2014 for Ireland Against Spain (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

National league:

Hoofdklasse [NED] (ad.nl, 21 Feb 2021)

She began playing the sport at age nine in Larne, Northern Ireland. (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020; hookhockey.com, 21 Jul 2018)

She was originally involved with Irish dancing before switching focus to hockey. "I definitely used sport as a refuge. I had endless energy as a child so my mother pushed me towards the sport. I'll always be thankful to her for pushing me in to hockey because of the opportunities it has given me to be where I am today." (irishexaminer.com, 17 Dec 2019; gocards.com, 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (buzz.ie, 31 Dec 2019)

Winning silver at the 2018 World Cup in London, England. (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

Her mother and foster family. (irishexaminer.com, 17 Dec 2019; irishtimes.com, 30 May 2019)

Philosophy:

"Work hard, dream big and enjoy the moments." (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

She received the Beat Goalkeeper award at the 2018 World Cup in London, England. (irishtimes.com, 01 Nov 2019)

General Interest

General
FAMILY SUPPORT
When her mother Sandra died of breast cancer, Ayeisha, then aged 15, went to live with a foster family in Northern Ireland for three years. "The foster system in Northern Ireland has been a massive stepping stone to my success and without it I wouldn't be where I am today. When I went to live with my new family they had no idea the requirements for me to continue competing in the sport. I am very, very thankful for them, they really helped me on this journey." (irishtimes.com, 30 May 2019)

COLLEGIATE CAREER
She played for four seasons [2015/16 to 2018/19] at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; gocards.com, 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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